Article: Indians, Red Sox share some ties

Julio Lugo has one of Manny Ramirez's baseball cards hanging by his locker, only there's something out of place: The slugger is wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform.

It's Ramirez, all right, the same guy now batting cleanup for Boston. He played his first 6 1/2 years for the Indians before signing with the Red Sox in 2000.

He's not the only one who put on a Cleveland cap before switching to a hat with the traditional B. Fact is, there's a lot of crossover between the teams going into their American League Championship Series matchup starting Friday night at Fenway Park.

Boston center fielder Coco Crisp made his major-league debut for the Indians and played his first 2 1/2 seasons with ...

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